Clinton Njie left out of Cameroon preliminary squad ahead of FIFA Confederations Cup

Clinton Njie will miss out on the Confederations Cup next month after Cameroon dropped the Tottenham Hotspur winger from a 30-man preliminary squad for the tournament in Russia.

Njie, on loan at Olympique Marseille this season, has had a lack of game time at club level and also lost his place in the national team during Cameroon’s run to the African Nations Cup title in Gabon at the start of the year.Clinton Njie

Andre Onana, who will play for Ajax Amsterdam in Wednesday’s Europa League final against Manchester United, has also been included by coach Hugo Broos despite being one of nine players who refused to go to Gabon in a clash of club versus country loyalty.

Olympique Lyonnais defender Nicolas Nkoulou is the only other player from the 23-man squad at the Nations Cup who does not return as he has since retired from international football.

The squad is also for a 2019 Nations Cup qualifier at home to Morocco on June 9 and a pre-Confederation Cup friendly against Colombia in Getafe on June 13, the Cameroon Football Federation said.

Cameroon meet Chile, Australia and Germany at the Confederation Cup which Russia hosts from June 17-July 2.